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From:noreply@civicplus.com <br />To:James VanEyll; Nola Dickhausen <br />Subject:Online Form Submittal: Fire Department Comment Card <br />Date:Friday, May 12, 2023 8:32:12 AM <br />Fire Department Comment Card <br />First Name Cass <br />Last Name Holloway <br />Address 200 Bayside Trail <br />City Orono <br />State MN <br />Zip Code 55359 <br />Date 5/12/2023 <br />Orono Resident Yes <br />Comments Having grown up in a small town, I saw first hand the benefits of <br />having a local fire department so my remarks are somewhat <br />rooted in my history. <br />I do feel Orono needs to have it's own fire department and be <br />under our control. Having a joint operating agreement is fine, if <br />we have a good say in how that department is run. From what I <br />understand, we pay for about 80% of the operating budget of <br />Long Lake fire and, unfortunately, have very little say in how that <br />organization is run. I have seen communications from the leaders <br />of Long Lake and they don't seem to be operating in good faith in <br />discussions with the City of Orono. They want to have all the <br />control, and the majority of the say in how the Fire Department, <br />while our tax dollars fund the majority of the operation. I can't <br />square that circle. <br />In this instance, I do believe that Mayor Walsh is doing what is <br />right for the City of Orono. I voted for him twice and do believe he <br />has the best long term interests of our community in mind. He is <br />thinking ahead, not just for today and that is one of the reasons <br />why I voted for him a second time. <br />Email not displaying correctly? View it in your browser.